Jeremy Swayman said he lost sight of the puck. Mike Sullivan said he never considered pulling him and the Team USA players said the ugly looking goal didn’t affect them.

Team USA won for the second time in as many games so far in the Olympics, holding off Denmark, 6-3, on Saturday in Milan.

Since the victor wasn’t a surprise and the score wasn’t that close, the Danes’ unlikely second goal against the Bruins’ goalie became the game’s most talked about moment.

With the score tied 1-1, Nicholas Jensen crossed the red line and slung a wrist shot toward the net. Swayman was slow to react and the puck sailed over his shoulder into the net.

After the play and again after the game, there was considerable speculation that the boards, which were painted a dark blue, almost black color just near center ice had masked the shot.

Swayman, who is colorblind, dismissed the black puck on black background excuse, for a more simple explanation.

“It was a flash screen, and it was just the perfect height right between the stands and board level, and I truly lost it,” Swayman said. “Definitely one I want back, but at the same time, especially at this level, you’ve got to stay even-keeled. It’s one shot at a time, and no matter how they go in, you’ve got to step up and stop the next one.”

Jack Eichel said the goal didn’t linger with the American players.

“Nine times out of 10 — or 99 times out of 100 — he’s going to have that,” Eichel said. “It’s a crazy play. I don’t know, I lost the puck up in the lights a few times tonight as well. The setting is a little bit different. We don’t fault him. He’s part of our group. He made some huge saves for us at key times of the game. Funky bounce — you just move on.”

USA coach Mike Sullivan was asked if he’d considered hooking Swayman after that goal or Denmark’s third goal, a seemingly stoppable slap shot late in second period.

“No,” he said.

Connor Hellebuyck, who started Team USA’s first game against Latvia and was the No. 1 goalie for Team USA in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, is expected back in net on Sunday. eam USA finishes pool play against Germany at 3:10 p.m. EST.